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Thymidylate synthase
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| - | TS inhibition at its folate-binding site is used in anticancer therapeutic drugs. DHFR-TS inhibitors are potential drug targets against parasite-transferred diseases. | + | TS inhibition at its folate-binding site is used in anticancer therapeutic drugs. DHFR-TS inhibitors are potential drug targets against parasite-transferred diseases. TS exhibits oncogene-like activity.<ref>PMID:15093541</ref> |
== Structural highlights == | == Structural highlights == | ||
| - | TS <scene name='49/493689/Cv/ | + | TS <scene name='49/493689/Cv/4'>active site contains the substrate dUMP</scene><ref>PMID:9053905</ref>. Water molecules are shown as red spheres. |
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Revision as of 12:35, 23 September 2019
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3D structures of thymidylate synthase
Updated on 23-September-2019
References
- ↑ Kaneda S, Nalbantoglu J, Takeishi K, Shimizu K, Gotoh O, Seno T, Ayusawa D. Structural and functional analysis of the human thymidylate synthase gene. J Biol Chem. 1990 Nov 25;265(33):20277-84. PMID:2243092
- ↑ Rahman L, Voeller D, Rahman M, Lipkowitz S, Allegra C, Barrett JC, Kaye FJ, Zajac-Kaye M. Thymidylate synthase as an oncogene: a novel role for an essential DNA synthesis enzyme. Cancer Cell. 2004 Apr;5(4):341-51. PMID:15093541
- ↑ Finer-Moore JS, Fauman EB, Morse RJ, Santi DV, Stroud RM. Contribution of a salt bridge to binding affinity and dUMP orientation to catalytic rate: mutation of a substrate-binding arginine in thymidylate synthase. Protein Eng. 1996 Jan;9(1):69-75. PMID:9053905
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